Penny Squibb


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Penny Squibb (born 9 February 1993) is an Australian field hockey player.[1]

Penny Squibb
Personal information
Born 9 February 1993 (age 31)
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club WA Diamonds
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Australia U–21 4 (1)
2018– Australia 51 (6)

National Representation

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Squibb plays representative hockey for her home state, Western Australia, in national competition. She represents the WA Diamonds in the Australian Hockey League.[2] At the 2017 tournament, Squibb was equal highest scorer, with 7 goals.[3]

International Representation

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Penny Squibb made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during a Four Nations Tournament in New Delhi.[4]

In 2017, Squibb was named in the Australian national development squad for the first time.[5]

Squibb is set to make her international debut for Australia in November 2018, at the Hockey Champions Trophy. Squibb is one of four players included in the team who are not part of Hockey Australia's centralised training program.[6]

Squibb qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.[7]

Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 November 2018 Wujin Hockey Stadium, Changzhou, China   Japan 1–3 1–3 2018 FIH Champions Trophy [8]
2 27 June 2021 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia   New Zealand 2–1 3–1 2020–21 FIH Pro League [9]
3 6 July 2022 Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain   South Africa 1–0 2–1 2022 FIH World Cup [10]
4 31 July 2022 University of Birmingham Hockey Centre, Birmingham, England 1–0 5–0 2022 Commonwealth Games [11]
5 5–0
6 1 June 2024 Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium   Argentina 1–0 1–0 2023–24 FIH Pro League [12]